"I haven't kept up with that to be very honest with you; I've got my job to do," Bing said while exiting an Angels' Night kickoff roll call for police Tuesday. "I don't think what we're going through is easy for anybody and the judge has got one hell of a responsibility because it sounds like they're putting everything on a judge; he has to make all of the calls right now."

Federal Judge Steven W. Rhodes is currently hearing testimony to determine if Detroit is eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcy to shed debt and restructure the city's finances.

Attorneys for stakeholders who stand to lose if Detroit is granted a Chapter 9 filing, including Detroit's 23,000-plus pensioners, argue that Orr never engaged in "good faith" negotiations prior to filing bankruptcy, that the stated debt and long-term liabilities, $18 billion, are inflated and the state Constitution requires the collaborative bargaining agreements that outline retiree pensions be upheld.

"One thing is for sure, our city has had financial stress since I came into office, probably before I was there," Bing said Tuesday. "It's still that way, so we have a lot of work to do."

If Orr and Snyder planned bankruptcy all along as opposing attorneys allege, Bing said he wasn't privy.

"There was never a conversation with me about bankruptcy at all," Bing said. "I got a call the day of the filing, that afternoon, that's when I found out."